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Yves Guillemot (/ ˈ iː v ɡ iː m oʊ / eev gee-MOH; born 21 July 1960 [1]) is a French businessman who co-founded Ubisoft with his brothers Claude, Michel, Gérard and Christian in March 1986. He currently serves as the company's chairman and CEO.
Gameloft SE is a French video game company based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot. The company operates 18 development studios worldwide, and publishes games for mobile devices , video game consoles , and PC .
Ubisoft's brothers recognised they had not considered themselves within a competitive market, and employees had feared that an EA takeover would drastically alter the environment within Ubisoft. EA's CEO at the time, John Riccitiello, assured Ubisoft the purchase was not meant as a hostile manoeuvre, and EA ended up selling the shares in 2010. [6]
The brothers in charge of Ubisoft and Gameloft, Yves Guillemot and Michel Guillemot [44] respectively, view the investments as a hostile takeover attempt, [45] [46] and are raising capital from within the family [47] and from Canadian investors [48] to maintain control of the companies. As of 8 June 2016, Vivendi has acquired a controlling ...
Gameloft: Paris, France $338 million [41] 46 CD Projekt: Warsaw, Poland $311 million [42] 47 Playstudios: San Francisco, California: $310 million [43] 48 Tilting Point: New York City, New York: $285 million [44] 49 Thunderful Group: Gothenburg, Sweden $274 million [45] 50 Habby: Singapore: $267 million [28] 51 Neowiz Games: Gyeonggi, South ...
Ubisoft narrowed the release date window for two major titles, announcing in its third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings Thursday that “Star Wars Outlaws” will release before the end of the year ...
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